Gangs surround the world and are made up of some of the most violent, ignorant and prejudicial people in existence. Gangs began to emerge in power around 1800; as time passed, the intensity and violence increased dramatically. Today, some of the most notorious gangs in the world include MS-13, The Bloods, The Crips, Latin Kings, Yakuza, and Barrio 18. In some American prisons, more than half of the inmates are gang members. While the gangs are still slightly out of control, law enforcement has done a great job of understanding the complex signs of gang activity. Although gangs began in the 1800s, the great explosion of violence really began in the 1960s with a gang known as “Presepi.” The men in the gang “would travel in a car filled with about 10 people and find a person walking by alone and then beat her for her money, clothes, shoes or jewellery." (Documentary Blood vs. Crips). Victims who were attacked by people from the gang described their attacker as "Crip or Crippled" who later given them the name "The Crips". In 1972, high school or middle school students who were part of the Crips started fighting and ended up being expelled from school, which benefited the gang because it would recruit more members from each school people are part of the gang, the more power the gang receives. In the early 1970s, in South Central Los Angeles, the Crips began to disrupt neighborhoods that turned into the anti-crip alliance. The Crips then began to wearing blue to separate from the alliance. The anti-crip alliance then began wearing red, which gave them the epithet "The Bloods". Later in the 1970s, the border lines with...... middle of paper ......several states in the U.S. To stop this problem schools must start educating at a young age about the devastation and horror of violence and the consequences of joining a gang. Students should also be taught to stay away from dock pressure; Therefore, if someone involved in a gang is looking to recruit, they will know when to say no. Community efforts have also shown positive results and a decrease in gang violence. Works Cited “21st Century Yakuza: Recent Trends in Organized Crime in Japan ~ JapanFocus.” 21st Century Yakuza: Recent Trends in Organized Crime in Japan ~Part 1: JapanFocus. Np, nd Web. February 20, 2014"History of the Crips | National Geographic Channel." National geographic channel. Np, nd Web. May 22, 2014.The most dangerous gang in the world | National Geographic Channel." National Geographic Channel. Np, nd Web. 22 Feb. 2014